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Andrew Jackson was the president of the U.S from 1829 - 1837, he oversaw most of the nations expansion. His most prominent role in Westward Expansion was his continuous struggled to  make the Indians got East of the Mississippi so that the American settlers could have more land.

Jackson was born on  March 15, 1767, to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, Scots-Irish colonists who emigrated from Ireland in 1765. His exact birth place is unknown but it is presumed to be at one of his uncle's houses in the remote Waxhaws region that straddles North Carolina and South Carolina .

Fun Fact: Andrew Jackson was the first president who grew up in poverty before becoming a president.

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Andrew Jackson was the first to be elected president by appealing to the mass of voters rather than the party elite. He established the principle that states may not disregard federal law, he also signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the Trail of Tears. He was the first U.S. president to come from the area west of the Appalachians and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters.

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Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. He is known as the "people's president," He destroyed the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty, and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans.

His main significance was when he signed the Indian Removal Act as it gave the Americans more land the settle on but it didn't really meet America's laws of equality as the Natives and Indians were forced out of their home most of the time.

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He died June 8, 1845. He had developed severe edema (“dropsy” in the parlance of the day), a symptom of congestive heart failure. His last words were, “I hope to meet you all in heaven. Be good children, all of you, and strive to be ready when the change comes.”

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March 4, 1829 - Jackson Inaugurated

April 13, 1830 - Tensions between Jackson and Calhoun

May 26, 1830 - Indian Removal Act

May 27, 1830 - Jackson vetoes Maysville Road bill

April 1, 1831 - Peggy Eaton Affair

July 4, 1831 - French spoliation claims

July 10, 1832 - Jackson opposes the Second Bank of the United States

November 1, 1832 - Jackson wins reelection

November 24, 1832 - Ordinance of Nullification

December 10, 1832 - Nullification Proclamation

March 1, 1833 - Force Bill

March 20, 1833 - Jackson commissions Edmund Roberts

March 28, 1834 - Jackson withdrawals federal deposits

December 1, 1834 - Jackson terminates national debt

March 2, 1836 - Texas declares independence

July 11, 1836 - Specie Circular

March 1, 1837 - Jackson recognizes Texas independence

March 4, 1837 - Martin Van Buren inaugurated

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